Mexico vs Puerto Rico: Prevalence of overweight, male
Mexico
71.2%
in 2022
Puerto Rico
71.2%
in 2022
Mexico rank
20th
Puerto Rico rank
21st
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Mexico
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 71.2% against 71.2% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.3% | 51.6% | 1.8% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 62.6% | 0.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 68.6% | 0.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 70.8% | 0.0% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Mexico or Puerto Rico?
- Mexico, at 71.2% against 71.2% in Puerto Rico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Mexico and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Puerto Rico?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Puerto Rico rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Mexico ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.